BPA/431 - Contemporary Leadership Paper, Part 2 and 3

PART ONE - DUE MAY 15, 2017

Select a contemporary public leader and write 700 word paper that is consistent with APA guidelines covers the following:

• Describe which approach to leadership was used by the selected contemporary public leader (e.g. the trait approach, the skills approach, the behavioral approach, the situational approach, or the psychodynamic to leadership) and why that approach was successful for this public leader.

PART TWO - Due MAY 21, 2017

Using the contemporary public leader that was selected above write a 700 word paper consistent with APA guidelines that covers the following:

• Describe how, or if, the selected contemporary public leader used the Path-Goal Theory to help their followers along the path to achieve their goals.
• Describe how the selected contemporary public leader effectively used the Path-Goal Theory to avoid obstacles to the ultimate goal of the public organization.
• Describe if the selected contemporary public leader has effectively provided leadership to their diverse followers within the public organization they serve.
• Describe if the selected contemporary leader properly utilized the Leader-Member Exchange Theory by recognizing the existence of in-groups and out-groups within the public organization serve.